The Minister of Transportation issued Decree no. 722 of 2016 regarding the Rules of Transportation of Goods by Egyptian Railways has been published in the Official Gazette on 15 February 2017.
A long waited law is issued on the 7th of March 2017 to amend the Importers Register Law no. 121 of 1982. The amendment aims at reorganizing the importation business in Egypt, establishing a competitive and transpar...
The Feed-in-Tariff Unit at the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) announced today to the developers in Round 1 and Round 2 of the FiT Program the estimated increase in the cost of the interconnection w...
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) has finally announced the developers who succeeded to achieve financial closure under Round 1 of the feed-in tariff program in Benban, in Upper Egypt. The develop...
In a roundtable organized by the British Egyptian Business Association, our partner, Dr. Fatma Salah, spoke about the regulatory challenges facing the manufacturing sector in Egypt.
The Feed-in-Tariff Unit at the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) invited qualified developers of PV and wind projects yesterday, 20 February 2017, to discuss and coordinate for Round II of the FiT pro...
أصدر مجلس الشعب بتاريخ بتاريخ 5 فبراير 2016 القانون رقم 6 لسنة 2017 بشأن تعديل مواد القانون رقم 7 لسنة 2000 والصادر بإنشاء لجان التوفيق في المنازعات التي تكون الوزارات والأشخاص الاعتبارية العامة طرفًا فيها.
Article (126) of the Central Bank and Banking Sectors Law no. 88/2003 (Banking Law) was amended to impose harsher penalties for violations of the requirement to deal in EGP locally.
In response to price increases resulted from free floating the Egyptian currency last November, the Minister of Finance issued Decree No. 426 of 2016 to amend the Executive Regulation of the Tenders and Bids Law.
The first law issued by the Parliament in 2017 is a long-waited one establishing a central regulatory authority to be responsible for food safety, it is the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA).
On 5 January 2017, the Prime Minister issued decree no. 42 of 2017 determining the technical and financial requirements that must be met by a qualified investor to receive free industrial lands in Upper Egypt.
On December 14, 2016, the Minister of Transportation issued Decree No. 800 of 2016 regulating maritime transportation-related works and the applicable fees. Such Decree replaces Decrees No. 180, 73, 332, 520 and 521...
The Egyptian government is working on a draft new investment law. The draft law is said to aim to bolster investor confidence, eliminate bureaucracy, ease the licensing procedures and attract foreign investment.
On December 24, 2016, Law No. 92 of 2016 was issued for the Institutional Regulation of Press and Media. The Law cancels the Radio and Television Union Law No. 13 of 1979 and chapter four of the Press Law No. 96 of...
R&R has been recently appointed to advise and represent one of the bidders in the tender for a 200MW BOO (build-own-operate) PV plant project at West of Nile. The project will be located in the West Nile region of E...
On 22 December 2016, the Minister of Finance issued Decree No. 418 of 2016 determine the difference between the official and parallel market prices of the foreign currencies for purposes of calculating income taxes...
On 15 December 2016, the Ministry of Investment passed the Executive Regulations of the Movable Collaterals Law no. 115/2015 which was passed a year ago on 15 November 2015 (Movable Collaterals Law).
A draft law on the Development of Vehicles Industry and its Feeders Industries (“Draft Law”) has been recently issued by the Ministry of Trade and Industry and submitted to the Egyptian House of Representatives for...
